The amazing world of flowers - dahlias "Funny guys"

Is it possible to imagine a garden without flowers? Perennial and annual representatives of the flora surround us everywhere. They decorate the streets of cities and villages, private households, offices and shop windows, working premises and apartments. Compositions of flowers are an integral part of the holidays and solemn events. They can be refined, refined or simple and affordable.

Among the variety of forms and varieties of floral splendor one can not help remembering dahlias. These perennial and annual plants are fabulously beautiful and multicolored. Particularly colorful variegated dahlias.

Flowers, which gave an unusual name - "Funny Guys" (photo below), fully justify it. Like a bright group of kids went for a walk!

Dahlias "Funny children" propagate by seeds. Buying floral seeds, pay attention to the description of the variety. Standard seed packing is usually provided with a detailed description of the proposed plants. Annual dahlias "Cheerful children" have a different height. From the height of the plant, the timing of the onset of flowering depends. Low-grown varieties reach a height of thirty centimeters, and tall ones - fifty. The pattern is very simple: with the increase in the height of the bush, the beginning of flowering is removed. When sowing seeds in the open ground in May, the flower "Jolly Fellows" will please the first buds in August. They bloom for a long time, almost to the end of autumn.

Annual dahlias "Merry guys", received such a name due to a variety of fun colors, belong to the family of astroves. They are very popular with horticulturists and amateur gardeners. An annual culture is used for flower beds and live compositions, decorating streets and avenues in parks.

Dahlias "Funny guys" - unpretentious flowers. They do not require special conditions. Flower beds for planting dahlias suit on loose neutral or slightly acidic soils. It will not be superfluous to apply fertilizers in autumn. For this purpose, a complex organic fertilizer or reparted manure is suitable. Also, planning future flowerbeds, select well-lit, protected from drafts areas.

Dahlias "Merry guys" are abundantly flowering, which will last until the first frosts. When planting flower beds, the planting material of annual dahlias is well established and does not require special care. These are practical flowers that perfectly blend with other plants.

In order to speed up the appearance of flowers, grow flower sprouts. Seeds are sown in boxes or plastic containers in early April. For good seed germination , the seedlings should be kept in a warm place. The optimum temperature should be at least +27 degrees Celsius. A week later, the first shoots will appear. Young dahlias "Merry guys" dive into separate pots.

Seedlings are planted in the open ground in the month of May. It is not always necessary to hurry with this. Annual dahlias are thermophilic plants. Even with short, low temperatures, flowers are damaged. Steadily warm weather conditions should be expected.

When planting seedlings it is well watered. Subsequent watering should be moderate. In addition, weeds are regularly removed in the flower beds and the soil is loosened. Faded flowers are neatly cut off.

Perennial varieties of dahlias are very effective. But their cultivation is a rather troublesome business. Therefore, very often gardeners prefer a simple one-year-old dahlias. The agrotechnics of these colors is very simple. At the same time, their bright variegated varieties are no less attractive than similar perennials.